Las Vegas State Tree Nursery Plant List
Availability of plant stock changes throughout the season. Call or stop by for current plant availability.
Shrubs
Shrubby trees
Deciduous trees
Evergreen trees
Common Name	Scientific Name	Height (feet)	Growth Rate	Long- evity	Water needs	Uses in the Landscape
SHRUBS
Apache Plume	Fallugia paradoxa	6	Mod	Long	Low	E, N, D,C, EG
Caragana or Siberian Pea Shrub	Caragana arborescens	10	Fast	Mod	Low	E, S, D, L, W
Caragana Pygmy Variety	Caragana Pygmy Variety	3	Mod	Mod	Low	E, S, D, L, W
Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster	10	Fast	Mod	Low	E, S, D, M, W
Euonymus	Euonymus japonica	6	Mod	Long	Mod	E, S, EG, L, W
Feathery Cassia	Cassia artemisoides	5	Fast	Mod	Low	EG, D, M
Four Wing Saltbush	Atriplex canescens	4	Mod	Long	Low	E, S, D, EG, N, H, W
Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	7	Fast	Mod	Low	D, C, W
Honeysuckle	Lonicera tatarica	12	Mod	Long	Mod	E, S, M, W
Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	10	Mod	Long	Mod	E, S, M
Mock Orange	Pittosporum tobira	12	Mod	Mod	Mod	EG, S, W
Myrtle	Myrtus communis 'compacta'	3 to 4	Mod	Mod	Mod	EG, S, W
Nanking Cherry	Prunus tomentosa	6	Mod	Mod	Mod	E, S, C, W, L
New Mexican Privet	Forestiera neomexicana	12	Fast	Long	Low	D, W, S
Oakleaf Sumac	Rhus trilobata	5	Mod	Mod	Low	N, D, C, W
Oleander	Nerium oleander	15	Fast	Long	Low	E, S, D, C, EG, H
Quailbush	Atriplex lentiformis	15	Fast	Mod	Low	N, E, S, D, EG, H, W
Red Bird-of-Paradise	Caesalpinia pulcherrima	10	Fast	Mod	Low	D, C, W
Sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	6	Mod	Mod	Low	E, N, D, W, EG
Sand Cherry	Prunus besseyi	4	Mod	Long	Mod	E, S, C, D, L, W
Texas Ranger	Leucophyllum frutescens	5	Mod	Long	Low	D, EG, H
Woods Rose	Rosa woodsii	5	Mod	Long	Low	N, S, D, C, M, W
Yellow Bird-of-Paradise	Caesalpinia gilliesii	10	Fast	Mod	Low	D, C, W
SHRUBBY TREES
Cat Claw Acacia	Acacia greggii	20	Mod	Long	Low	N, E, D, W, H
Chaste Tree	Vitex agnus-castus	20	Mod	Mod	Mod	D, M
Chilean Mesquite	Prosopis sp.	20	Mod	Long	Low	E, S, D, H, W
Curl Leaf Mahogany	Cercocarpus ledisolius	25	Slow	Long	Low	N, E, S, D, EG, L
Desert Willow	Chilopsis linearis	20	Mod	Long	Low	N, E, S, M, W
Foothill Palo Verde	Cercidium microphyllum	20	Mod	Mod	Low	D, C, W
Russian Olive	Eleagnus angustifolia	35	Fast	Mod	Low	E, S, D, H, W
Screwbean Mesquite	Prosopis pubescens	20	Fast	Mod	Low	N, E, S, D, H, W
Sweet Acacia	Acacia smallii	30	Fast	Mod	Low	D, W, S
E- Erosion Control, N- Native, D- Drought Tolerant, C- Color, W- Wildlife, H- High Salt Tolerance, M- Moderate Salt Tolerance, L- Low Salt Tolerance, EG- Evergreen, S- Wind Screen
Las Vegas State Tree Nursery Plant List
DECIDUOUS TREES
Arizona Ash	Fraxinus velutina	60	Slow	Long	Mod	N, E, S, M
Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	50	Fast	Long	Low	E, D, M, W
Blue Palo Verde	Cercidium floridum	30	Mod	Long	Low	N, E, D, H
Fremont Cottonwood	Populus fremontii	80	Fast	Short	High	S, L
Gooding Willow	Salix goodingii		Fast	Mod	Mod	N, E, W, S
Honey Locust Thornless	Gleditsia triacanthos inermis	60	Mod	Long	Mod	S, M, W
Honey Mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa 'Torreyana'	30	Mod	Long	Low	N, E, S, D, H, W
Hybrid Poplar	Populus X	80	Fast	Short	High	S, L
Hybrid Column Poplar	Populus XX	80	Fast	Short	High	S, L
Mimosa	Albizia julibrissin	30	Slow	Loong	Mod	E, S, C, L, W
Mexican Palo Verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	30	Mod	Long	Low	E, S, C, D, H
Quaking Aspen	Populus tremuloides	50	Mod	Mod	High	N, E, S, C, L
Simon Poplar	Populus simonii	80	Fast	Mod	High	S, L
True Chinese Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	50	Mod	Long	Low	S, D, H
EVERGREEN TREES
Aleppo Pine	Pinus halepensis	50	Mod	Long	Mod	EG, S, M
Arizona Cypress	Cupressus arizonica	50	Mod	Long	Low	EG, S, D, M
Austrian Pine	Pinus nigra	100	Slow	Long	Low	EG, S, L
Chir Pine	Pinus roxburghii	75	Mod	Long	Mod	EG, S, L
Eucalyptus (Coolibah)	Eucalyptus microtheca	80	Fast	Long	Mod	EG, S, M
Italian Cypress	Cupressus sempervirens	75	Mod	Long	Mod	EG, S, L
Italian Stone Pine	Pinus pinea	80	Mod	Mod	Mod	EG, S, M
Mondel Pine	Pinus eldarica	60	Fast	Long	Mod	EG, S, M
Ponderosa Pine	Pinus ponderosa	100	Slow	Long	Low	EG, S, L, D
She-Oak	Casuarina equisetifolia	50	Fast	Mod	Low	D, H, EG, S
Shoestring Acacia	Acacia stenophylla	30	Fast	Mod	Low	EG, S, D, M
E- Erosion Control, N- Native, D- Drought Tolerant, C- Color, W- Wildlife, H- High Salt Tolerance, M- Moderate Salt Tolerance, L- Low Salt Tolerance, EG- Evergreen, S- Wind Screen